"Is this the warehouse where salt is stored?"

Matsudaira Gennai's tone was still so cold, as if there was no emotion in it.

As soon as Matsudaira Genuchi's words fell, Inoue hurriedly shouted:

"Hui Lord, yes!"

"Take me in and have a look."

"Yes!"

Inoue got up and pushed open the door to the warehouse behind him.

Matsudaira Gennai didn't bring too many attendants into the house, only Nanahara and a small surname.

After Inoue and Matsudaira and the others entered the house, Ogata and the others also got up and followed closely behind Matsudaira and the others.

"We deliberately dry out the warehouse so that the salt in the warehouse does not deteriorate due to moisture......"

Inoue, who walked at the forefront, led the way and continued to explain.

Ogata and the others didn't have to do anything next, they just needed to respectfully follow Matsudaira Genuchi and the others and accompany them for a walk around the warehouse.

And Inoue worked hard.

He had to lead the way, and constantly explained the details of the warehouse to Matsudaira Gennai.

This was the first time that Ogata had realized that being a low-level samurai with a meager fortune was not completely without benefits, and there were many troubles that he didn't need to do by himself.

Inoue was already nervous.

Matsudaira Gennai's cold reaction made Inoue even more nervous.

No matter what Inoue said, Matsudaira Genuchi was expressionless.

Neither make a sound nor make any movements.

In this case, it's like telling you a joke that you think is funny, and everyone doesn't laugh - embarrassed, overwhelmed.

Inoue is like this now, and Matsudaira Gennai's cold reaction makes him unable to go up or down.

Maybe it's to cover up his current mood, Inoue explained even harder.

"At present, a total of 200 pieces of salt are stored in the warehouse."

"Most of the salt was purchased from other feudal domains."

"Of the 200 salts, 120 are old salt, and the other 80 are new salts that have just been purchased."

"Ah, my lord, look here, the salt stored here is the new salt we have purchased."

Inoue wanted to focus on the new salt in the warehouse with Matsudaira Genuchi, so he paused and turned around, ready to slowly introduce the new salt to Matsudaira Genuchi.

However—I don't know if Genuchi Matsudaira didn't notice that Inoue had stopped in front of him, or because Inoue's footsteps stopped too suddenly, or for some other reason, anyway—Inoue had stopped, but Genuchi Matsudaira was still striding forward.

This led to Inoue slamming into Gennai Matsudaira's arms.

The blood on Inoue's face instantly faded away.

"My lord! Sorry! ”

Inoue panicked and took 2 steps back, then knelt on the ground and apologized loudly at the highest volume he could.

"My lord! Sorry! Sorry! Extremely...... Mutter! ”

Before Inoue could finish his words, Matsudaira Genuchi forcibly stopped Inoue's words......

The attendants brought into the warehouse by Matsudaira Gennai were only Nanahara, who served as a guard, and the little surname who was responsible for helping Matsudaira Gennai with a knife.

When Inoue kneels down to apologize for bumping into Genuchi Matsudaira, Genuchi Matsudaira glances at Inoue who is kneeling on the ground expressionlessly.

Then he directly pulled out the knife held by the little surname behind him, and pierced the throat of the well who was kneeling on the ground.

Because Inoue was kneeling on the ground, the back of his neck was completely exposed to Matsudaira Genuchi's eyes, so it was just right for Matsudaira Genuchi to swing his sword and pierce his throat.

The sharp tip of the sword pierced through the back of Inoue's neck and exited Inoue's throat.

Inoue moved his spasmodic hands toward his sword-wielding neck.

He seemed to want to say something.

But what came out was all some "coo-coo" voices with unknown meanings.

Matsudaira Genuchi raised his foot, stepped on Inoue's head, and pulled out his sword in one go.

After throwing the blood-stained sword back to the little surname beside him, Matsudaira Genuchi said:

"Be careful when you walk in the future. Don't bump into me again. ”

Matsudaira Gennai's tone was exactly the same as just now.

It's all bland to the extreme, as if it is not mixed with any emotional color.

Poking through the neck of his own courtiers - doing such a brutal thing, Matsudaira Gennai's tone still did not change at all.

It's as if it's just a trivial thing.

Ogata stared in amazement at all the sights that unfolded before his eyes.

Things were changing so fast that Ogata didn't even have time to react.

In the last second, Inoue also introduced all the details of the salt warehouse to Matsudaira Genuchi with enthusiasm and a little nervousness.

In the next second, Inoue accidentally bumped into Matsudaira Gennai and was poked through the throat by Matsudaira Gennai.

Ogata stared in shock at the scene in front of him, at the well on the ground, which had collapsed in a pool of blood and was no longer moving.

Matsudaira Genuchi slowly turned around and looked at Ogata and the others.

The pale colleague next to Ogata was the first to kneel on the ground.

With someone taking the lead, Ogata and the others also hurriedly followed, kneeling on the ground.

Matsudaira Gennai looked at Ogata and the others who were kneeling on the ground.

"Someone got your clothes dirty."

Matsudaira Gennai touched his clothes on his chest, which had just been hit by Inoue, but had not actually been stained.

"What a disappointment......

With that, Matsudaira Gennai led Nanahara and his little surname who was in charge of carrying the sword, and strode towards the outside of the salt warehouse.

After passing Ogata and the others in Matsudaira Gennai, Ogata and the others quickly maintained a kneeling position on the ground, and then turned around so that their heads, which were almost close to the ground, were facing Matsudaira Gennai.

It wasn't until Gennai Matsudaira got back on his horse and left the door of the salt warehouse with his attendants that the others but Ogata finally dared to come out of their minds.

Although Ogata was not as frightened as his colleagues, he was also frightened by Gennai's brutal actions just now......

"This is ......" Ogata looked in the direction Matsudaira had left, "My lordship...... ”

……

……

Today, the hearts of the treasury officers are very heavy.

A colleague was killed by the sword of Matsudaira Gennai for just an inconsequential reason—no matter who it was, it would feel heavy......

Because everyone's mood was very heavy, the leader of Ogata didn't say anything to Ogata after today's "Lord Inspection", and directly asked Ogata and them to disband on the spot and do their own things.

Seeing that it was still early, Ogata decided to go to the Sakakihara Sword Hall to practice swordsmanship.

With a heavy heart, after stepping into the sword hall, Xu Yi met several senior brothers who were currently practicing swords in the sword hall.

And among these brothers who are practicing swords, Makino, who has the closest relationship with Ogata, happens to be among them.

Seeing Ogata coming, Makino immediately greeted Ogata warmly:

"Ogata-senpai! You're here...... Well? Ogata-senpai, why doesn't your face seem to be good, is there something wrong with your body? ”

Makino and Ogata have been together for a long time, and he can see that Ogata doesn't seem to be in a good mood at this time with just one glance.

Seeing that Makino asked this, Ogata didn't hide anything, and directly told Makino all about what he encountered today.